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1. Community Builder
Plans to NING Kickapps JomSocial
This is a If GROU.PS
you go over
Import/Export NING joomla addon, Yes
10GB
Self-hosting No yes
which is not No
transfer in a
Mo subscription Yes Yes No cheap month
Full ownership
Technical Support No No Yes Yes NO, only
MULTILANGUAGE Yes + fee Yes No Yes asenglish -
desired
Comments & Walls Yes Yes No* Yes Yes
remove for
Ads on Site
Custom Profile Yes - No premium No* Yes Yes $10/month
Yes (except
Fields Groups in
Several. Yes No Yes Yes template)
the same network Yes Yes No* Yes No
Invitation Engine Yes Yes No* Yes Yes
Message Boards
Moderation, Privacy Yes Yes No Yes Yes
& Private Messaging Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Photo Sharing Yes Yes No* Yes Yes
Points/Karma/Levels No Yes Yes Yes Yes
RSS Feeds
Social Bookmarking Yes Yes No Yes Yes
in Community &
Theme Feeds
Twitter Yes No No Yes
Customization
Activity Stream Yes Yes No* Yes Yes
Display
Video Sharing & Yes Yes No Yes Yes
Photo Tagging Yes Yes No Yes Yes
Chat Yes Yes No* No* Yes
Events Yes No No* No* Yes
Yes (+
Polls Yes Yes
facebook
Facebook Connect Yes app.)
Music Player Yes Yes
Map Friends Yes
Mobile Friendly Yes
Status Updates Yes Yes
Trust Level (1-10)
Multilangage 1 Yes (+
Interface Language
FrontEnd Yes custom)
Switch Domain
Use Own Yes
(free)membership
Paid yes
option Groups
Yahoo No Yes
Integration No Yes
PHPBB Migration No Yes
Flickr Int.+ Extra
Widgets Yes Yes
Pages Yes
Custom javascript Page & TextBox
Google Gadget No Yes
Full text email notice
WEBSITE Yes
EXAMPLES

3. Joomla.org Grouply Enjin.com Spruz Wackwall Flux.com
Likely Yes Yes
yes No
Yes, but free plan No YES-Openwack No
available Yes, for upgrades Free&Sub
yes No YES
yes no, only english YES
yes yes YES
yes yes YES
No Yes
Yes Yes On roadmap
Yes YES
Yes Yes Yes
yes yes YES
Yes Yes Yes
yes On roadmap
yes yes YES
YES
yes yes YES
yes On roadmap
Yes Yes
Yes YES
Yes Yes not disc yet
Yes yes yes not disc yet
No No No Yes No
Not yet
yes On roadmap
yes
yes yes yes
yes yes Beta/ 8
No No No On roadmap
Not yet
yes
yes yes
Not yet
Not yet
Not yet
yes Not yet
yes YES
yes Unsure
YES
www.enjin.com BETA TESTING

5. Webs Yuku iGroops Elgg.com Boonex
No very likely yes
No
Yes, but you can Yes, but can be No (May 2010) Yes
still have free free also yes no
YesKindafree
with don't know yes
No, totally worthless
yes
service, only one yes, excellent yes yes is boonex support
Yes
banner ad above coming soon
you can do yes
yes for boonex only
your bannerto
No but abilty adsense as desired if using free version
Yes
make community yes yes yes yes
webrings no no yes yes
yes yes yes
Yes yes yes
yes you get your own somewhat
yes yes
Yes image storage yes
yes on No and
blogs yes
gallery yes yes yes
No yes
Yes yes yes yes yes
No yes on their new no
yes profiles Yes, Can be yes
Yes
Calender for yes yes enabled yes
events Calendar yes yes yes
Yes via apps Yes yes
Yes Yes No - v 1.8? yes
yes via app no yes
No
yes yes Yes, via the wire
yes via8 but for
Not free,google
translate app
$49 a year starter sort of yes
pack premium you
can yes yes
yes yes
yes
No
yes

7. WetPaint.com SiteSuites.com B2evolution.com Edomo.com SocialGO
No
No No

9. WP/BuddyPress
Yearly fees
yes - No ads: 29.97/
y
plugins
9.97/year